Components
Character Evolution
Component uses
Historical Pronunciations
| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | Gloss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter-Sagart | mængH | mˤraŋ-s | eldest, great |
| Zhengzhang | mraːŋs | ||
| Unicode | mæ̀ng |
說文解字
長也。从子皿聲。
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- Baxter-SagartZhengzhang Shangfang
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Original meaning: hallway
Pictograph of a hallway, now written as 廊. The character is based on the original meaning "hallway". The current meaning is a phonetic loan.
Character Evolution
Component uses
Historical Pronunciations
| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | Gloss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter-Sagart | ljang | [r]aŋ | good |
說文解字
《說文》：“良，善也。从畗省，亡聲。”
Sources
- Character origin
- 漢語多功能字庫
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- Unicode
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- Baxter-Sagart
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Original meaning: to command
Originally written as 伇, which depicts a person (亻) being controlled by a weapon (殳). Based on the original meaning "to command". The meaning later shifted to "servant" and "service".
Components
Character Evolution
Component uses
Historical Pronunciations
| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | Gloss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter-Sagart | ywek | ɢʷek | war expedition; service |
說文解字
《說文》：“役，戍邊也。从殳，从彳。，古文役从人。”
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- Character origin
- 漢語多功能字庫
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- Unicode
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- Baxter-Sagart
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- Academia Sinica
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- Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)
Traditional
Components
Character Evolution
Historical Pronunciations
| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | Gloss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter-Sagart | tsyenH | tar-s | to fear |
| tsyenH | tar-s | battle |
說文解字
《說文》：“戰，鬭也。从戈，單聲。”
Sources
- Character origin
- 漢語多功能字庫
- Readings & variants
- Unicode
- Historical pronunciations
- Baxter-Sagart
- Historical images
- Academia Sinica
- Etymology
- Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)